Photoshop Training Class

Photoshop for Web Graphics Class Length: 1 day

This class is for designers who want graphics to create web pages with impactful web graphics. In this one-day class you discover the steps to creating web graphics using Adobe Photoshop. Learn about file formats, color tables, animations and the creation of interesting special effects such as rollovers and tweening. Instructed by an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor for Photoshop. This training class includes coverage of new features added in Photoshop CS6.

This Web Graphics training class is available as a regularly scheduled class at AGI’s classroom location, as a private or custom Web Graphics class at your location, or as an online class.

This Web Graphics training class is delivered by the instructors who write the Digital Classroom series of books, so you learn from Photoshop experts and instructors when you take a training class with AGI.

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Photoshop Training Class - Web Graphics Course Dates

Date	Location	Price	Register
Jun 7 2013 - 9:30am to 4:30pm	AGI Training Boston	$395	Register
Jun 7 2013 - 9:30am to 4:30pm	AGI Training New York City	$395	Register
Jun 7 2013 - 9:30am to 4:30pm	AGI Training Philadelphia	$395	Register
Aug 2 2013 - 9:30am to 4:30pm	AGI Training Philadelphia	$395	Register
Aug 2 2013 - 9:30am to 4:30pm	AGI Training New York City	$395	Register
Aug 2 2013 - 9:30am to 4:30pm	AGI Training Boston	$395	Register
Aug 2 2013 - 9:30am to 4:30pm	Online Training	$395	Register

Adobe Photoshop Training Class for Web Graphics: Course Topics

Module 1: Basics of Web Page Design

Designing web pages with Photoshop
Important tips for naming files
Image size

Module 2: Image File Size

Photoshop resize wizard
Manually resize
Fit image
Building a resize action

Module 3: Web File Formats

Overview of file formats: JPG, GIF, PNG

Module 4: The JPEG format

Saving a JPG
Using the matting feature for JPEG

Module 5: The GIF format

General information about GIFs
Exporting a GIF
Lossy
Color reduction algorithm
Dithering
Matting
Transparency
Interlaced
Web Snap
Modifying the color table
Locking colors in the color table
Saving Custom color tables

Module 6: The PNG Format

PNG-8 vs PNG-24
Transparency

Module 7: Photoshop production tips

Zooming
Guides & grids
Taking advantage of the Info panel
Using the transform features

Module 8: Color on the web

Hexadecimal system
Color picker for HTML
Converting Pantone colors for web use
Using Color panel for Hexadecimal colors
Using Color Picker
Using and creating custom swatches
Locking colors in the color table

Module 9: Using type on the web

Overview of text on the web
Anti-aliasing
Layer styles for type
Saving styles
Converting text to vector

Module 10: Selection tools

Marquee tool
Selection tips and tricks
Feathering
Lasso
Polygon Lasso tool
Magic Wand
Magic Eraser
Using the Refine Edge feature

Module 11: Taking advantage of layers

Aligning and distributing layers
Moving layers to other documents
Layer sets
Using Adjustment layers to change color
Building a background
Creating a pattern

Module 12: Layer masks

Creating masks
Painting and editing masks

Module 13: Actions

Saving tasks
Building a droplet
Saving optimization settings
Creating droplets from settings

Module 14: Filters that improve your web imagery

Using Smart filters
Unsharp mask

Module 15: Slicing in Adobe Photoshop

Using the Slice panel
Creating slices with guides
Creating slices with the Slice tool
Managing slices
Saving slice selections
Alt tags
Updating XHTML files
Exporting slices as CSS
Export options for CSS
Customizing code generated from Photoshop

Module 16: Creating special effects

Layer styles
Using layer styles
Creating and saving custom layer styles

Module 17: Creating animations

Frame-based animation
Timeline-based animation
Using layers in animations
Importing images as frames
Optimizing an animation
Animation frame shortcuts
Timeline-based animation

Module 18: Creating imagemaps

Tool-based imagemap
Layer-based imagemap

Adobe Photoshop Training Class for Web Graphics: Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Adobe Photoshop software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe web site.

Adobe Photoshop Training Class for Web Graphics: Course Materials

You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors that have created many of the official Photoshop training guides and books for Adobe Systems.